1. Advanced Lighting Sam Baker Saturday 12th November 2011 StageSoc Training 2011-2012

2. What We’re Covering DMX Intelligent fixtures Patching, programming, operating theatre shows (ETC) Patching programming, operating live shows or busking (ChamSys)

3. So Far... Types of Lanterns / Rigging / Design / Patching / Plotting

4. What really happens! DMX512 Hard Power Dimmed Power

5. What was that? DMX512 512 channels with range from 0 to 255 All sent down one line Daisy chained together, in any order! Termination Hard Power What you get at home...only bigger More on this in power training Dimmer Power Voltage varies to achieve different light output Don’t mix it up!!! 001021 041061

6. Moving Heads Moving Mirrors Other fixtures Moving Heads Moving Mirrors Other fixtures

7. 1 DMX Channel controls 1 attribute! MAC250 – Channel List 1 DMX Channel controls 1 attribute! MAC250 – Channel List 1. Shutter, Strobe, Reset, Lamp On/Of 2. Dimmer 3. Colour 4. Gobo selection and shake 5. Gobo rotation 6. Focus 7. Prism 8. Pan 9. Pan Fine 10. Tilt 11. Tilt Fine 12. Pan/Tilt Speed 13. Effects Speed

8. HTP  Highest Takes Precedence  “Whoever shouts loudest, is right”  Used for dimmers, the way that desks used to work LTP  Latest Takes Precedence  “Whatever was just said – let’s do that !!”  Invented for other attributes of intelligent fixtures

9. Desks use personalities so they know what they and you are controlling. There’s one for every different make, model and mode of fixture. For example the MAC250 has 4 modes! Desks use personalities so they know what they and you are controlling. There’s one for every different make, model and mode of fixture. For example the MAC250 has 4 modes!